New Comment Policy

Hey Guys,
I finally figured out how to change my comment policy to where anonymous, non-registered people can comment about my blog posts.  So now, any of my wonderful blog viewers can post comments!!! YAY! :)   In case you DIDN'T get an email about my previous Hawaii blog post, please look below to check out days 1-3 of my vacation to Hawaii.  More Hawaii post will be put on my blog as the week progresses. 
Thanks,
Ella

Hawaii: Days 1-3

These first three days of my trip to Hawaii have been amazing!  Because I don't have a way to hook my camera up to the laptop, I will put all my pics in a slideshow that I will post on this blog.  My family and I are staying on the island of Kaua'i, which is the western-most and smallest island. They call it "The Garden Island" because of all its large, colorful flowers.  Our condo has no air conditioning, but no worries, because almost EVERY night, it is 75 degrees and breezy!  On our first day in Kaua'i, we rented snorkel gear for the week, and headed to Poipu Beach to try it out.  The snorkel gear came with a mask, snorkel, and flippers.  As soon as you step in the water, you're looking at these beautiful fish and coral reefs!!! Totally awesome! :)  We saw a hula show before dinner, which was a neat part of Hawaii's culture for me, being a dancer and all! After the show, we ate at Keoke's for dinner, which was a very wonderful first impression of Hawaii.  The restaurant is almost all open air, and there is a stream that runs through one side of the landscaping, with palm trees and tiki torches adorning the green grass.  In my opinion, Keoke's was the best trestaurant on the island.  On the second day, we drove up to Wiamea Canyon.  Elevation: around 3,000 ft.  Then we bought some Hawaiian Shave Ice, (not shaved ice), at Jojo's.  The tradition is to serve ice cream under the shave ice, then evaporated milk on the top. YUMMY in my tummy!  Today, day 3, we went to The North Shore.  First, we checked out Hanale Bay, where the surf was AMAZING!!  The waves were huge, perfect for boogie boarding, (my fave)!  Some of the waves were so high, that they would knock us clean off our boards!  One wave even knocked Dad's sunglasses off!  We rode quite a few waves from a good ways out into the ocean, all the way onto the shore!  Then, we visited another beach on The North Shore that was alot calmer than Hanale Bay.  We tried some snorkeling there, and saw two GIANT sea turtles.  It was neat to see them in their natural habitat.  I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings! Aloha and Mahalo! (Goodbye and Thank you!)